EP2739655B1 - Catalysts for preparing ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (uhmwpe) - Google Patents

Catalysts for preparing ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (uhmwpe) Download PDF

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EP2739655B1
EP2739655B1 EP12741027.2A EP12741027A EP2739655B1 EP 2739655 B1 EP2739655 B1 EP 2739655B1 EP 12741027 A EP12741027 A EP 12741027A EP 2739655 B1 EP2739655 B1 EP 2739655B1
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  • the invention relates to a single-site catalyst suitable for the preparation of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).
  • UHMWPE ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
  • the invention further relates to a process for preparing said UHMWPE, to the UHMWPE obtained from said process the use of said UHMWPE in various applications e.g. biomedical devices, ballistic protection, fishing and sailing ropes.
  • UHMWPE has a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 Da, which is 10 to 100 times greater than the molecular weight of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
  • HDPE high-density polyethylene
  • UHMWPE offers major advantages in increased impact resistance, tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and stress-crack resistance.
  • UHMWPE can be produced by Ziegler polymerization. The process requires exceptionally pure ethylene and other raw materials.
  • UHMWPE made by Ziegler polymerization has a broad molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn (Mw is the weight average molecular weight, Mn is the number average molecular weight) of within the range of 5 to 20.
  • UHMWPE with a narrow molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of less than 5 have improved mechanical properties.
  • Newly developed metallocene and single-site catalysts advantageously provide polyethylene and other polyolefins with very narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn from 1 to 5). The narrow molecular weight distribution results in reduced low molecular weight species and higher Mn which further improves abrasion resistance.
  • These new catalysts also significantly enhance incorporation of long-chain ⁇ -olefin comonomers into polyethylene, and therefore reduce its density.
  • these catalysts produce polyethylene having a lower molecular weight than that made with Ziegler-Natta catalysts. It is extremely difficult to produce UHMWPE with conventional metallocene or single-site catalysts.
  • US 7,951,743 discloses an ultra-high molecular weight, linear low density polyethylene obtained with a catalyst system that comprises a bridged indenoindolyl transition metal complex, a non-bridged indenoindolyl transition metal complex, an alumoxane activator and a boron-containing activator.
  • the ultra-high molecular weight, linear low density polyethylene has a Mw greater than 1,000,000 and a density less than 0.940 g/cm 3 .
  • US 7,091,272 B2 discloses an olefin polymerization process in the presence of a clay, an activator, and a transition metal complex that has at least one pyridine moiety-containing ligand.
  • the presence of clay increases the catalyst activity.
  • the process is suitable for making ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes (UHMWPE).
  • US 6,635,728 B2 discloses an ethylene polymerization process with a supported quinolinoxy-containing single-site catalyst in the presence of a non-alumoxane activator, but in the absence of an ⁇ -olefin comonomer, an aromatic solvent, and hydrogen to produce UHMWPE.
  • US 2010/0056737 A1 discloses a process of manufacturing high, very high, and ultra high molecular weight polymers comprising predominantly ethylene monomers. Ethylene is reacted in the presence of a catalyst system to produce a polymer having a viscosimetrically-determined molecular weight of at least 0.7 ⁇ 10 6 g/mol.
  • the catalyst system generally includes a bridged metallocene catalyst compound, optionally with a co-catalyst.
  • the catalyst is characterized by a zirconium dichloride central functionality and a dimethyl silandiyl bridge between five-membered rings of indenyl groups. Both rings of the metallocene compound are substituted at the 2-position with respect to the dimethyl silandiyl bridge with a C 1 -C 20 carbonaceous group.
  • a novel UHMWPE material comprising both Hf and Cr as a catalyst residue, preferably with the proviso that the Cr catalyst is not comprised in oxidic form in the polyethylene, displaying excellent abrasion resistance amongst other properties.
  • the Hf and Cr in the context of the invention, stems preferably from single site catalyst of the metallocene and/or half-sandwich metallocene type comprising organic, multidentate ligands (i.e. not from a Phillips catalyst).
  • WO 2010/139720 A1 pertains to a process for manufacturing a UHMWPE, wherein olefin monomers are contacted with a catalytic system under polymerisation conditions under formation of a polyethylene, wherein the catalytic system comprises an active component on a particulate carrier in a site density in the range of 5*10 -9 to 5*10 -6 mole of catalytic sites per m 2 of carrier surface area, the particulate carrier having an average particle diameter in the range of 1-300 nm, wherein the polyethylene has a Mw of at least 500 000 g/mol, and an elastic shear modulus G 0 N , determined directly after melting at 160°C of at most 1.4 MPa.
  • Fujita et al. at Mitsui Chemicals Inc. disclosed a new class of catalysts for living olefin polymerisations, the so-called phenoxyimine-based (FI) catalysts ( Catalysis Today, Volume 66, Issue 1, 15 March 2001, Pages 63-73 and Chemical Review, 2011, 111, 2363-2449 ).
  • M.S. Weiser et al. report in the Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2006, 691, 2945-2952 tailoring such a phenoxyimine catalyst for the synthesis of UHMWPE, as well as atactic polypropylene.
  • Macromolecules 2011, 44, 5558-5568 also discloses phenoxyimine catalysts to prepare disentangled UHMWPE namely at conditions of a) low polymerization temperature, so that the crystallization rate is faster than the polymerization rate, and b) low concentrations of active sites, so as to minimize the interaction of the growing chains.
  • phenoxyimine-based catalysts a drawback of such phenoxyimine-based catalysts is that the phenoxy group does not provide sufficient rigidity to prevent the resulting metallic complex from adopting different conformations leading to the presence of multiple catalytic sites.
  • phenoxy groups only have a limited number of sites which can bear substituents, these being needed for tailoring and fine-tuning in order to increase catalytic activity and/or enhance the control over the UHMWPE microstructure (short-chain branching, long-chain branching etc).
  • An objective of the invention is solved using a naphthoxy-imine Group 4 metal based catalyst.
  • the invention uses the following bidentate pro-ligand of formula (I) or its tautomeric form of formula (I')
  • WO 2009/133026 discloses naphthoxy ligands in a broad sense, in particular for preparing Group 6 metal based catalysts, which are suitable for preparing vinyl-end capped oligomers of ethylene.
  • R1 and R3 to R7 are hydrogens
  • R 8 is C 6 F 5
  • R 2 is SiPh 3 .
  • WO 2009/133026 of any use in a Group 4 based metal catalyst for olefin polymerisation, let alone to prepare polyethylene such as UHMWPE.
  • the invention covers a process for preparing such ligands .
  • the invention also covers the process for preparing such metallic complexes .
  • the invention covers the catalyst system comprising the metallic complex of the invention and an activating agent.
  • the catalyst system is supported.
  • the invention also covers the process for (co-)polymerising olefins , preferably ethylene, in the presence of the catalyst system of the invention and to the polyolefin thereby obtained.
  • olefins preferably ethylene
  • UHMWPE ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
  • the bidentate pro-ligand is based on a naphthoxy-imine compound. These are more rigid than previously known phenoxy-imine compounds used in olefin polymerisation catalysts. The rigidity increases the activity of the catalyst and its lifetime, thereby allowing a 'living' polymerisation process to obtain polyolefins of higher molecular weight, particularly ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Furthermore, the number of possible substituents makes it possible to tailor and fine-tune the pro-ligand, in particular to increase activity and the molecular weight of the end polyolefin.
  • UHMWPE ultra high molecular weight polyethylene
  • the invention uses the following bidentate pro-ligand of formula I or its tautomeric form of formula I' wherein only A and Q are capable of chelating to a same metal M.
  • R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are each independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl groups comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a halogen, or silyl groups, wherein two or more of groups of R 3 to R 7 can be linked together to form one or more rings.
  • Substituents if present, can be selected from any aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, silyl group or halogen.
  • a silyl group can be selected from SiR* 3 wherein each R* can be the same or different alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the silyl group can be selected from tri-methyl silyl (SiMe 3 ), tri-ethyl silyl (SiEt 3 ), tri- iso -propyl silyl (Si i -Pr 3 ) or from triphenyl silyl (SiPh 3 ).
  • R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are hydrogen.
  • Q is an atom selected from Group 16, preferably from oxygen or sulphur. Most preferably, Q is an oxygen atom.
  • A is an atom selected from Group 15, preferably from nitrogen or phosphorus. Most preferably, A is a nitrogen atom.
  • R 2 is a bulky group, sterically at least as big as tert -butyl. Bulkiness as used herein is based on the ⁇ values introduced by Charton (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1975, 97, 1552 ), which values are derived from van der Waals radii. These values are discussed at page 411 of March's Advanced Organic Chemistry - Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure (6th Edition, Wiley, 2007 ).
  • R 2 can be independently selected from an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or cycloalkyl group having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • R2 is preferably selected from a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantyl group or a cumyl group.
  • Substituents, if present, can be selected from any aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, silyl group or halogen.
  • a halogen is preferably selected from fluorine, chlorine and bromine, more preferably it is chlorine or fluorine, most preferably fluorine.
  • a silyl group can be selected from SiR* 3 wherein each R* can be the same or different alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the silyl group can be selected from tri-methyl silyl (SiMe 3 ), tri-ethyl silyl (SiEt 3 ), tri- iso -propyl silyl (Si i -Pr 3 ) or from triphenyl silyl (SiPh 3 ).
  • R 2 can also be alternatively selected from Z(R 9 ) 3 wherein Z is an atom selected from Group 14 of the Periodic Table, preferably from silicon or carbon, and each R 9 can be the same or different and is independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, with the restriction that R 2 is a bulky group, sterically at least as big as tert -butyl.
  • Substituents if present, can be selected from any aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, silyl group or halogen.
  • a halogen is preferably selected from fluorine, chlorine and bromine, more preferably it is chlorine or fluorine, most preferably fluorine.
  • a silyl group can be selected from SiR* 3 wherein each R* can be the same or different alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the silyl group can be selected from tri-methyl silyl (SiMe 3 ), tri-ethyl silyl (SiEt 3 ), tri- iso -propyl silyl (Si i -Pr 3 ) or from triphenyl silyl (SiPh 3 ).
  • R 2 is an alkyl based Z(R 9 ) 3 group, wherein Z is a carbon atom.
  • Each R 9 can be the same or different.
  • all R 9 are preferably the same and are selected from methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl groups, hexyl groups, cyclohexyl (C 6 H 11 ), phenyl (Ph).
  • R 2 is thus tert -butyl (C(CH 3 ) 3 ) or triphenylmethyl (CPh 3 ).
  • R 2 is a silyl group Z(R 9 ) 3 , wherein Z is a silicon atom. Silicon is preferred since this provides additional rigidity and tolerance to the catalyst system.
  • Each R 9 can be the same or different.
  • all R 9 are preferably the same and are selected from methyl, ethyl, iso -propyl, n -propyl, n -butyl, iso -butyl, tert -butyl, pentyl groups, hexyl groups, cyclohexyl (C 6 H 11 ), phenyl (Ph) etc.
  • Z(R 9 ) 3 is thus selected from SiMe 3 , SiEt 3 , Si i -Pr 3 or SiPh 3 .
  • R 2 is selected from SiMe 3 or SiPh 3 .
  • R 8 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl, alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • Substituents if present, can be selected from any aryl, alkyl, or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, silyl group or halogen.
  • a halogen is preferably selected from fluorine, chlorine or bromine atom, more preferably it is chlorine or fluorine, most preferably fluorine.
  • a silyl group can be selected from SiR* 3 wherein each R* can be the same or different alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • the silyl group can be selected from tri-methyl silyl (SiMe 3 ), tri-ethyl silyl (SiEt 3 ), tri- iso -propyl silyl (Si i -Pr 3 ) or from triphenyl silyl (SiPh 3 ).
  • R 8 is selected from an unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl or a cyclohexyl group. Preferably, these are unsubstituted. In a more preferred embodiment R 8 is a cyclohexyl group (C 6 H 11 ):
  • R 8 is a fully substituted phenyl, naphthyl or cyclohexyl group, preferably fully substituted with a halogen, most preferably with fluorine.
  • R 8 is a pentafluorophenyl group (C 6 F 5 ):
  • the invention covers the process for preparing some of the pro-ligands useful in the invention, wherein A is nitrogen and Q is oxygen.
  • the process for preparing the bidentate pro-ligand wherein A is nitrogen and Q is oxygen comprises the following steps of:
  • R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 and A and Q have the same definitions as above for the bidentate pro-ligand.
  • the following metallic complex of formula (VIII) is expressly included:
  • M is a metal Group 4 of the Periodic Table, preferably selected from titanium, zirconium or hafnium. More preferably M is selected from titanium or zirconium. Most preferably, M is titanium.
  • X is the same or different and is selected from a halogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an amido group, or an alkoxide group. More preferably X is a halogen atom, preferably selected from chlorine, fluorine or bromine. Most preferably, both X are chlorine atoms.
  • the complex is a titanium(IV) chloride complex or a zirconium (IV) dichloride complex. Most preferably, the complex is a titanium(IV) dichloride complex.
  • the metallic complex according to the invention can be prepared by the complexation reaction of the corresponding bidentate pro-ligand of Formula (I) or (I') in the presence of a base, preferably n -BuLi:
  • R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 and R 8 and A and Q have the same definitions as above for the bidentate pro-ligand, being expressly included.
  • the complexation reaction takes place with the bidentate pro-ligand in the presence of the base with a metallic salt MX 4 wherein M and X are defined as above.
  • the bidentate pro-ligand is suspended/dissolved in a solvent/diluent such as an ether, preferably diethylether or tetrahydrofurane (THF).
  • a solvent/diluent such as an ether, preferably diethylether or tetrahydrofurane (THF).
  • the metallic salt MX 4 is added as a solution, such as an alkane, for instance pentane, when M is titanium.
  • the metallic salt MX 4 is added as a solid, when M is zirconium.
  • n-BuLi As the base, two molar equivalents of n-BuLi are used.
  • the complexation reaction is preferably carried out at a temperature of from -80°C to 25°C, preferably around -80°C to -70°C, for a period of 1 to 24 hours.
  • a temperature of from -80°C to 25°C preferably around -80°C to -70°C, for a period of 1 to 24 hours.
  • zirconium complexes lower temperatures than for zirconium complexes are preferred.
  • the invention covers the catalyst system comprising the metallic complex of the invention and an activating agent
  • the present invention also discloses a catalyst system comprising the Group 4 metallic complex of formula VII and an activating agent having an alkylating/ionising action.
  • Suitable activating agents are well known in the art. Examples include aluminium alkyls, alumoxanes, preferably MAO, and boron-containing compounds e.g. perfluoroborate.
  • the activating agent can be an aluminium alkyl represented by formula AIR*nX 3-n wherein R* is an alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and X is a halogen.
  • the preferred aluminium alkyls are triisobutylaluminium (TIBAL) or triethylaluminium (TEAL). These can be used in combination with a perfluoroborate e.g. [Ph 3 C][B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 ] or [Me 2 NPhH][B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 ], which can be used to increase the molecular weight of the produced polyolefin. For example, using a combination of [Ph 3 C][B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 ] /TIBAL or of [Me 2 NPhH][B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 ]/TIBAL.
  • it can be aluminoxane and comprise oligomeric linear and/or cyclic alkyl aluminoxanes represented by formula for oligomeric, linear aluminoxanes and by formula for oligomeric, cyclic aluminoxane, wherein n is 1-40, preferably 1-20, m is 3-40, preferably 3-20 and R* is a C1-C8 alkyl group and preferably methyl or isobutyl.
  • the activating agent is selected from methylaluminoxane (MAO) and ethylaluminoxane. More preferably the activating agent is MAO.
  • the amount of activating agent is selected to give an Al/M ratio of from 100 to 10000, preferably of 200 to 4000, more preferably from 500 to 3000, most preferably from to 1000 to 5000.
  • the amount of activating agent depends upon its nature.
  • Suitable boron-containing agents may also be used for activating the metallic complex to form a catalyst system.
  • These include for example a triphenylcarbenium boronate such as tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borato-triphenylcarbenium as described in EP-A-0427696 , or those of the general formula [L'-H]+ [B Ar1 Ar2 X3 X4]- as described in EP-A-0277004 (page 6, line 30 to page 7, line 7).
  • the amount of boron-containing activating agent is selected to give a B/M ratio of from 0.5 to 5, preferably of about 1.
  • the catalyst system may comprise an optional scavenger that may be selected from triethylaluminium, triisobutylaluminum, tris-n-octylaluminium, tetraisobutyldialuminoxane, diethylzinc, tris-n-hexyl aluminum or diethylchloroaluminum.
  • an optional scavenger that may be selected from triethylaluminium, triisobutylaluminum, tris-n-octylaluminium, tetraisobutyldialuminoxane, diethylzinc, tris-n-hexyl aluminum or diethylchloroaluminum.
  • the scavenger is added after activation of the catalyst with the activating agent.
  • the metallic complex of formula VII may be deposited on a conventional inorganic support.
  • the support comprises silica and/or alumina, preferably from 10 to 100 wt% of silica and/or preferably from 10 to 100 wt% of alumina.
  • the support may also be an activating support such as fluorinated alumina silica.
  • the support is preimpregnated with MAO before adding the metallic complex.
  • the support may comprise magnesium salt, preferably MgCl 2 .
  • the support comprises from 10 to 100 wt% of magnesium salt.
  • the invention also covers the process for (co-)polymerising olefins in the presence of the catalyst system of the invention.
  • the process comprises the steps of:
  • the olefin is preferably ethylene to obtain a polyethylene in step d) comprising at least 50%wt of ethylene moieties.
  • This polymerisation can occur in the presence of one or more comonomers selected from an alpha-olefin comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably propylene or 1-hexene, to retrieve an ethylene copolymer in step d).
  • comonomers selected from an alpha-olefin comprising from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably propylene or 1-hexene, to retrieve an ethylene copolymer in step d).
  • hydrogen can be added to control the molecular weight of the polyethylene.
  • the polymerisation process can be carried out in solution, in a slurry or in the gas phase.
  • the catalyst system is preferably supported.
  • the slurry process can be carried out in reactor(s) suitable for such processes, namely, continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) or slurry loop reactors (in particular liquid full loop reactors).
  • CSTRs continuously stirred tank reactors
  • slurry loop reactors in particular liquid full loop reactors.
  • the pressure in the reactor can vary from 0.5 to 50 bars, preferably 5 to 25 bars, most preferably around 20 bar.
  • the polymerisation temperature can vary from 0 to 100°C, preferably from 25 to 85°C.
  • the catalyst system of the invention is particularly suitable for preparing UHMWPE from ethylene.
  • the UHMWPE has an intrinsic viscosity of at least 7.5 dL/g measured according to ASTM D2857, more preferably at least 8.0 dL/g, most preferably at least 10. dL/g.
  • UHMWPE can be obtained with the present catalyst in the slurry or solution phase, using a heterogeneous (supported) catalyst system in the former case and a homogeneous (unsupported) catalyst system in the latter.
  • the diluent or solvent of choice is a hydrocarbon, preferably a saturated hydrocarbon having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, such as isobutane or hexane.
  • the hydrocarbon diluent or solvent may be toluene.
  • the UHMWPE Due to the metallic complex being a single-site catalyst, the UHMWPE has a polydispersity index (molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn) from 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 4, more preferably from 1 to 3, most preferably from 1 to 2.
  • Mw/Mn polydispersity index
  • the polymerisation temperature is preferably kept as low as possible, from 40 to 90°C, more preferably around 50 to 80°C, most preferably around 60°C.
  • the polymerisation is carried out under a pressure of about 5 to 25 bars, and under the complete absence of hydrogen gas.
  • the catalyst concentration is sufficiently for retrieving ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. More preferably the catalyst concentration in the diluent/solvent is less than 0.05 mM, most preferably less than 0.03 mM.
  • the polymerisation process can be carried out in a solution process using the catalyst system homogeneously (i.e. non-supported) at a low temperature from around 0°C to 10°C, preferably around 5°C and at extremely low concentration of catalyst (preferably less than 0.01 mM).
  • the polymerisation temperature is low enough such that the crystallisation rate is faster than the polymerisation rate.
  • the low concentration of active site also results in a minimization of the interaction between growing chains.
  • the advantage of disentangled UHMWPE is the higher modulus and strength of films and fibres made therefrom.
  • the disentangled UHMWPE can be stretched biaxially which is difficult, even impossible, with entangled UHMWPE.
  • the UHMWPE (both entangled and disentangled) obtained using the catalyst system of the invention can be transformed using inter alia some of the following processes: compression molding, ram extrusion, gel spinning, and sintering.
  • the UHMWPE are used to prepare films, tapes, and fibres for biomedical devices, ballistic protection and ropes for nautical purposes (e.g. fishing and sailing), pressure pipes, large-part blow moulding, extruded sheets etc. These techniques are well-known in the polymer industry.
  • Example 1 Ti-based catalytic polymerisation to obtain UHMWPE
  • NI(SiR 9 3 - R 8 ) wherein NI represents naphthoxyimine
  • NI represents naphthoxyimine
  • the synthesis was carried out according to the scheme provided in Figure 2 , in analogy with the scheme provided in WO2009/133026 , which describes in particular the synthesis of such ligands starting from 2-methoxynaphthalene, wherein in the final product R 2 was SiPh 3 and R 8 is either an alpha-quinoleine, a CH 2 -(2-pyridyl) or C 6 F 5 group.
  • the corresponding procedures were used to obtain the new NI-ligands having SiMe 3 as R 2 and/or CgH 11 as R 8 .
  • Ligand A NI(SiMe 3 - C 6 H 11 ) 82%
  • Ligand B NI(SiMe 3 - C 6 F 5 ) 84%
  • Ligand C NI(SiPh 3 -C 6 F 5 ) 77%
  • step e Before deprotection of the alcohol (step e as claimed), the product of step d) (compound of formula V as claimed), was purified by chromatographic purification to isolate the intermediate protected alcohol before deprotection.
  • para toluenesulfonic acid was used as a catalyst in refluxing toluene under azeotropic water-removal whereas for the alkylamine provided the products in refluxing methanol without the need of a catalyst.
  • three different NI(SiR 9 3 - R 8 ) ligands were successfully synthesized in 77-84% yield.
  • the concentration of the catalyst plays an important role in the polymerisation process to obtain UHMWPE in particular, which is in line with the living polymerization character of these catalysts, since the concentration of the catalyst had to be kept below 1 ⁇ mol in order to obtain an intrinsic viscosity of above 7.5 dL/g (see Entry 5 below which used a higher concentration of catalyst).
  • the catalyst substituents also play a role in fine-tuning the catalytic properties.
  • NI complexes B and C containing a C 6 F 5 group provide the highest molecular weights. Such an effect can be tentatively explained by a C-F interaction between the growing chain and the ligand thus prohibiting beta-elimination.
  • the size of the SiR 3 substituent leads to slightly higher molecular weights when going from SiMe 3 to SiPh 3 (entries 3 and 6).
  • the molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn measured by GPC or melt-state rheometry (RDA) is between 1 and 5 due to the single-site nature of the catalyst system.
  • Ligand D NI(SiPh 3 -C 6 H 11 ) at 91% yield:
  • the concentration of the catalyst was added at a concentration of above 1 ⁇ mol in order to obtain an intrinsic viscosity of less than 7.5 dL/g. As described above, lower catalyst concentrations favour the preparation of UHMWPE, which was not envisaged herein. Table 2. Ethylene polymerization using NI zirconium complexes D and E in a parallel reactor.
  • the molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn measured by GPC is between 1 and 5 due to the single-site nature of the catalyst system.
  • the catalysts system of the invention is suitable for preparing polyethylene and in particular ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.

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